Companies, banks, insurers and individual donors have pledged millions of rupees to Nepal’s disaster relief fund as rescue operations continue and affected communities face a long road to recovery.

Imports of makeup, skincare and haircare products reached Rs13 billion in the last fiscal year, with traders attributing rising demand to social media and the growing beauty-service industry.

Transplanting has reached 97.48 percent, up from 94 percent last year, with Madhesh making the biggest gain and officials expecting higher production.

Nepal issued more than 700,000 agricultural insurance policies in five years, but most cover livestock and fish, not crops.

The government has compensated 104 affected farmers after culling more than 835,000 birds, while officials say fresh claims could require another Rs100 million.

Recurring system failures are forcing citizens to wait for hours and make repeated trips for routine government services.

A fault in the Department of Land Management and Archives’ public access system has delayed land transactions and other services for two days.

Depositors from 10 of the 23 cooperatives declared crisis-ridden by the government have received partial refunds. Victims allege the payout process remains unfair.

The proposed policy prioritises family and community-based care while assigning local governments a larger role in healthcare, rehabilitation and social support for senior citizens.

Experts say the success of the initiative will depend on clear implementation arrangements rather than the creation of another institutional structure.

Survivors and rights advocates say Nepal’s laws treat victims differently depending on how they were burned and deny many adequate protection, compensation or rehabilitation.

As authorities work out routes and funding, transport operators and activists question the service’s practicality.

Ministry receives Rs2.27 billion as budget expands support for Dalit children, persons with disabilities and marginalised groups amid implementation concerns.

Family breakdown, poverty and neglect push children onto the streets, where a grim cycle of survival and addiction takes hold, and repeated rescue attempts rarely offer a lasting way out.

Deaf viewers can now follow parliamentary debates independently for the first time, though interpreters say the work remains technically and mentally demanding.